Invention of Religions
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Limited
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781781798126
Subjects: Religion, history; Religions
Description: For nearly thirty years, a scientific revolution has taken place in the religious studies departments of several North American and British universities--and the results are considerable, obliging us to envisage new ways of conceiving of this academic field. While the History of Religions tended to rest in the shade and guardianship of past authorities, this critical current has re-examined the discipline's a priori positions, its favorite arguments, its long prehistory within Euro/Christian culture, but also its numerous ethnocentric prejudices.